The Ireland cricket team is one of the full members of the International Cricket Council (ICC), it represents all of Ireland (Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland). The team is administered by Cricket Ireland. They became associate members in 1993, and were granted full member status in 2017. They qualified for their first T20 World Cup in 2009, after winning the 2008 qualifier, they have qualified for every edition of the tournament since then. In eight editions that they have played, they have a win–loss record of 7–18 from 230 matches.
T20 World Cup record
edit| ICC T20 World Cup record | Qualification record[a] | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | L | T | NR | Ab[b] | Cap. | Pld | W | L | T | NR | |
 2007 |
Did not qualify | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
 2009 |
Super 8 | 8/12 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | William Porterfield | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
 2010 |
Group stage | 9/12 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | William Porterfield | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
 2012 |
9/12 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | William Porterfield | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
 2014 |
13/16 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | William Porterfield | 9 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
 2016 |
15/16 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | William Porterfield | 8 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | ||
  2021 |
First round | 14/16 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Andrew Balbirnie | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
 2022 |
Super 12 | 10/16 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Andrew Balbirnie | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
 2024 |
Group stage | 18/20 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Paul Stirling | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2026 |
Qualified | Did not participate (qualified automatically) | |||||||||||||
| Total | 0 Titles | 8/9 | 30 | 7 | 18 | 0 | 3 | 2 | — | 55 | 38 | 13 | 0 | 4 | |
- ^ WCL Division One served as the qualifier for the 2007 edition.
- ^ Abandoned matches are not counted in the official records.
Record by opponents
edit| Opponent | M | W | L | T+W | T+L | NR | Ab | Win % | First played |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Afghanistan |
1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | 2022 |
| Australia |
2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 2012 |
| Bangladesh |
2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100 | 2009 |
 Canada |
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 2024 |
| England |
2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100 | 2010 |
| India |
2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 2009 |
 Namibia |
1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 2021 |
 Netherlands |
3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33.33 | 2014 |
 New Zealand |
2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 2009 |
| Oman |
1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 2016 |
 Pakistan |
2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 2009 |
 Scotland |
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 2022 |
| Sri Lanka |
3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 2009 |
| United Arab Emirates |
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 2014 |
| United States |
1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | 2024 |
| West Indies |
3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 50 | 2010 |
 Zimbabwe |
2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50 | 2014 |
| Total | 30 | 7 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 23.33 | - |
| Source:[1] Last Updated: 17 June 2024 | |||||||||
Tournament results
editEngland 2009
edit- Squad
- Results
| Event | Group stage (Group A) | Super 8s (Group F) | Semifinal | Final | Overall Result | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Rank | Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
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Rank | Opposition Result |
Opposition Result | ||
| 2009 | Bangladesh W by 6 wickets |
India L by 6 wickets |
2 | New Zealand L by 83 runs |
Sri Lanka L by 9 runs |
Pakistan L by 39 runs |
4 | Did not advance | Super 8s | |
| Source: ESPNcricinfo[2] | ||||||||||
West Indies 2010
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- Results
| Event | Group stage (Group D) | Super 8s | Semifinal | Final | Overall Result | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Rank | Opposition Result |
Rank | Opposition Result |
Opposition Result | ||||
| 2010 | West Indies L by 70 runs |
England No result |
3 | Did not advance | Group stage | |||||
| Source: ESPNcricinfo[3] | ||||||||||
Sri Lanka 2012
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- Results
| Event | Group stage (Group B) | Super 8s | Semifinal | Final | Overall Result | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Rank | Opposition Result |
Rank | Opposition Result |
Opposition Result | ||||
| 2012 | Australia L by 7 wickets |
West Indies No result |
3 | Did not advance | Group stage | |||||
| Source: ESPNcricinfo[4] | ||||||||||
Bangladesh 2014
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- Results
| Event | First stage (Group B) | Super 10 | Semifinal | Final | Overall Result | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
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Rank | Opposition Result |
Rank | Opposition Result |
Opposition Result | |||
| 2014 | Zimbabwe W by 3 wickets |
United Arab Emirates W by 21 runs (DLS) |
Netherlands L by 6 wickets |
3 | Did not advance | First stage | ||||
| Source: ESPNcricinfo[5] | ||||||||||
India 2016
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- Results
| Event | First round (Group A) | Super 10 | Semifinal | Final | Overall Result | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Rank | Opposition Result |
Rank | Opposition Result |
Opposition Result | |||
| 2016 | Oman L by 2 wickets |
Bangladesh No result |
Netherlands L by 12 runs |
4 | Did not advance | First round | ||||
| Source: ESPNcricinfo[6] | ||||||||||
Oman & UAE 2021
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- Andrew Balbirnie (c)
- Mark Adair
- Curtis Campher
- Gareth Delany
- George Dockrell
- Josh Little
- Andy McBrine
- Kevin O'Brien
- Neil Rock (wk)
- Simi Singh
- Paul Stirling
- Harry Tector
- Lorcan Tucker (wk)
- Ben White
Reserve players:
- Results
| Event | First round (Group A) | Super 12 | Semifinal | Final | Overall Result | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Rank | Opposition Result |
Rank | Opposition Result |
Opposition Result | |||
| 2021 | Netherlands W by 7 wickets |
Sri Lanka L by 70 runs |
Namibia L by 8 wickets |
3 | Did not advance | First round | ||||
| Source: ESPNcricinfo[7] | ||||||||||
Australia 2022
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- Results
| Event | First round (Group A) | Super 12 (Group 1) | Semifinal | Final | Overall Result | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Rank | Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Rank | Opposition Result |
Opposition Result | ||
| 2022 | Zimbabwe L by 31 runs |
Scotland W by 6 wickets |
West Indies W by 9 wickets |
3 | Sri Lanka L by 9 wickets |
England W by runs (DLS) |
Afghanistan Match abandoned |
Australia L by 42 runs |
New Zealand L by 35 runs |
5 | Did not advance | Super 10 | |
| Source: ESPNcricinfo[8] | |||||||||||||
United States & West Indies 2024
edit- Squad
       2024 kit |
- Results
| Group stage (Group A) | Super 8 | Semifinal | Final | Overall Result | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Rank | Opposition Result |
Rank | Opposition Result |
Opposition Result | |||||
| India L by 8 wickets |
Canada L by 12 runs |
United States Match abandoned |
Pakistan L by 3 wickets |
5 | Did not advance | Group stage | |||||||
| Source: ESPNcricinfo[9] | |||||||||||||
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Aggregate/overall records | Twenty20 Internationals | Cricinfo Statsguru | ESPNcricinfo.com". Cricinfo. Retrieved 1 August 2024.
- ^ "Records | ICC World T20, 2009 Records | Team Match Results - Ireland". Cricinfo. Retrieved 6 June 2024.
- ^ "Records | ICC World T20, 2010 Records | Team Match Results - Ireland". Cricinfo. Retrieved 6 June 2024.
- ^ "Records | ICC World T20, 2012/13 Records | Team Match Results - Ireland". Cricinfo. Retrieved 6 June 2024.
- ^ "Records | ICC World T20, 2013/14 Records | Team Match Results - Ireland". Cricinfo. Retrieved 6 June 2024.
- ^ "Records | ICC World T20, 2015/16 Records | Team Match Results - Ireland". Cricinfo. Retrieved 6 June 2024.
- ^ "Records | ICC Men's T20 World Cup, 2021/22 Records | Team Match Results - Ireland". Cricinfo. Retrieved 6 June 2024.
- ^ "Records | ICC Men's T20 World Cup, 2022/23 Records | Team Match Results - Ireland". Cricinfo. Retrieved 6 June 2024.
- ^ "Records | ICC World T20, 2024 Records | Team Match Results - Ireland". Cricinfo. Retrieved 1 August 2024.